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Cillian Murphy

Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French. He has three younger siblings. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He went on to study law at University College Cork, but dropped out after ... See full bio »
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations. See more awards »

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28 Days Later...
28 Days Later... Jim
(2002)
Inception
Inception Robert Fischer
(2010)
Red Eye
Red Eye Jackson Rippner
(2005)
Sunshine
Sunshine Robert Capa
(2007)
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 2019 Anna (completed)
  Hippie Hippie Shake (abandoned)
Richard Neville
 2013-2019 Peaky Blinders (TV Series)
Thomas Shelby
- Episode #5.1 (2019) ... Thomas Shelby
- The Company (2017) ... Thomas Shelby
- The Duel (2017) ... Thomas Shelby
- Dangerous (2017) ... Thomas Shelby
- Blackbird (2017) ... Thomas Shelby
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 2018/II The Overcoat (Short)
Akaky (voice)
 2017 Dunkirk
Shivering Soldier
 2017/I The Party
Tom
 2016 Free Fire
Chris
 2016 Anthropoid
Josef Gabcík
 2015 In the Heart of the Sea
Matthew Joy
 2015 8:58: The Clock (Short)
Generic Man
 2014 From the Mountain (Short)
Man (voice)
 2014/I Transcendence
Agent Buchanan
 2014 Aloft
Ivan
 2013 Harriet and the Matches (Short)
Cat (voice)
 2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
 2012/IV Broken
Mike Kiernan
 2012 Red Lights
Tom Buckley
 2011 In Time
Raymond Leon
 2011/I Retreat
Martin
 2010 Tron
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
 2010 Inception
Robert Fischer
 2010 Peacock
John / Emma Skillpa
 2009/I The Water (Short)
Son
 2009 Perrier's Bounty
Michael
 2008 The Dark Knight
Scarecrow
 2008 The Edge of Love
William Killick
 2007 Sunshine
Robert Capa
 2006 The Silent City (Short)
 2005 Breakfast on Pluto
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
 2005 Red Eye
Jackson Rippner
 2005 Batman Begins (Video Game)
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow (voice)
 2005 Batman Begins
Dr. Jonathan Crane
 2003 Zonad (Short)
Guy Hendrickson
 2003 Cold Mountain
Bardolph
 2003 Intermission
John
 2002 28 Days Later...
Jim
 2001 Watchmen (Short)
Phil
 2001 The Way We Live Now (TV Mini-Series)
Paul Montague
- Episode #1.4 (2001) ... Paul Montague
- Episode #1.3 (2001) ... Paul Montague
- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... Paul Montague
- Episode #1.1 (2001) ... Paul Montague
 2001 On the Edge
Jonathan Breech
 2001 Disco Pigs
Pig - Darren
 2000 A Man of Few Words (Short)
Best Man
 2000 Filleann an Feall (Short)
Ger
 1999 At Death's Door (Short)
Young Reaper
 1999 Eviction (Short)
Brendan McBride
 1999 The Trench
Rag Rookwood
 1999 Sunburn
Davin McDerby
 1998 Sweety Barrett
Pat the Barman
 1997 Quando (Short)
Pat
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Other Works:

Played Konstantin in Chekhov's "The Seagull", The Edinburgh Festival at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (2003). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 7 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[2004] I spend a lot of time at home, actually. I don't really do the party or the premiere thing-unless it's my own, and then it would be rude not to go. It's not a very hectic life at all, really. See more »

Trivia:

He still plays music and writes songs but has no intention of starting another band or pursuing it professionally. See more »

Trademark:

Bright blue eyes See more »

Nickname:

Cilly

Star Sign:

Gemini
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